Nothing says I didn’t do anything like a war

The world feels exceptionally cruel these days, y’all. At least the fog this morning is pretty.

slings and arrows

A new verse from returning contributor Heath Brougher: 𝗤𝘂𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗾𝘂𝗼𝘁𝗲 The early burn catches the warm. — Heath Brougher

"The Gunshine State" by @joeyhedger.bsky.social in @variantlit.bsky.social is one of the best short stories I've read in some time. Really, really, really great.

Do you want to read some beautifully weird and frequently heart breaking scifi / fantasy / horror / litfic short story collections??? Of course you do! Any of these will do the job for you :). Don’t sleep on them!

You will be able to buy it at awp though! And you can buy it now through bookshop or asterism and should!

You should read my story that, like Marty Supreme, involves--but ultimately does not really feature that much--ping-pong

AWP folks: the @malarkeybooks.bsky.social table is gonna be #506. Come say hi, buy some books, meet some authors, grab one of these bookmarks I printed that has instructions on how to sign up for the 2026 book club!

THIS thread is what the internet is for.

"she barfs into the river styx" acrylic on paper. tw for emetophobia i guess? #art #TraditionalPainting #AcrylicPainting

'Luces largas' 🎨 1995 Hanno Karlhuber 👨🏻‍🎨

No clue who made it, but I love it.

If you don't mind the direct ask, if you're looking for a tightly-curated online bookshop focusing on indies & top-tier reads, come check us out: www.eveninghousebooks.com I'll also be opening up soon for more freelance work, but I need to get my house & mind in order before I push heavy there

Boneless wings but cauliflower so never bones or wings or cauli or flower

I've been trying to get to you....

We have a new stapler! buttondown.com/MalarkeyBook...

THIS IS NOT A DRILL

Toni Morrison talked about how much racism wastes time and I think about that every day right now, and how too misogyny wastes time, and how these right wing ghouls are stealing time from us, stealing futures, stealing attention. We have to live to make them as irrelevant as their backwards ideas.

Franzi Schimmer captured this Grizzly bear in Brooks Falls, Alaska just floating along, tippy-tapping down the river, browsing the salmon. Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.

off season

Conservatives believe in social darwinism…right up until women can choose a mate. You know, the point where evolution might actually occur.

The world is a mess. Buy books.

In a rare turn of events, I’m embarrassed to say, last night I fell asleep watching a movie

To this day, someone framed Roger Rabbit.

Received a rejection, ordered some books from @eveninghouse.bsky.social, bread is proofing, reading while one kid naps and the other works through big emotions of building a fort. Day off. All vibes.

Check out our issue 22 prose contributors! Joey Hedger / S. H. Woodgeard / Rowan MacDonald / Nicholas Claro / Christian Fuller / Elizabeth Rosen / S. L. Johnson / Chrissy Stegman / Rebecca van Laer / Gerardo J. Mercado variantlit.com/issue-twenty...

With all that’s wrong in the world right now at least Powerline still holds up

I've got a new story out in @variantlit.bsky.social called "The Gunshine State." It's kinda about hating your hometown from someone who kinda hates his hometown and kinda also loves it. Thanks so much to the editors for giving it a home!!! variantlit.com/the-gunshine...

Touch grass

it all spilled out, but it was relieving!

This morning I sent @joeyhedger.bsky.social stickers to put on my books at the @malarkeybooks.bsky.social AWP table since I won’t be there this year. Be sure to go say hi and buy a bunch of great books. There will probably be other cool Malarkey merch too. (P.S. I’ll be back next year!)

genres i read: poetry, literary fiction, book club fiction, memoir, knowledge nonfic, classics subgenres i read: lgbtqia, domestic fiction, music, basketball, death/murder, cooking, friendship, ambition, coming of age, sexuality, addiction, fear

Hey guys, let's all meet at the local Al Green's.

I tried to take a photo of a grasshopper on my windshield, but now it looks like a gigantic bug destroying the town.

just one egret

While you’re dealing with your toxic work environment, the gals at Jacob Liquor Exchange in Wichita are having a blast filming content.

friendly fox snoot kisses

If I was masochistic I’d open a damn good restaurant.

Happy Birthday, Still Alive! Thank you, all you beautiful souls, who have helped this book find the right nightstand, book bag, and shelf to live in. If you haven’t given the story of V a chance, get it today from @eveninghouse.bsky.social, @powells.bsky.social, or bookshop.org!

If you can generate a book in a day you are the least relevant part of the equation.

fav pic from this morning‘s commute